CHAPTER III

ALLOCATION OF FIRM CAPACITY PRODUCTS

Annual yearly capacity auctions
Article 11
1
The yearly capacity auctions shall be held once a year.
2
Capacity for each yearly standard capacity product shall be auctioned through the annual yearly capacity auction using an ascending-clock auction algorithm in accordance with Article 17.
3
The auction process shall offer capacity at least for the upcoming 5 gas years and for no longer than the upcoming 15 gas years for existing capacity. When offering incremental capacity, the offer levels may be offered in yearly capacity auctions for a maximum of 15 years after the start of operational use.
4
As from 2018, annual yearly capacity auctions shall start on the first Monday of July each year unless otherwise specified in the auction calendar.
5
During the annual yearly capacity auction network users shall be able to participate in one or several concurrent auctions in relation to each interconnection point in order to apply for standard capacity products.
6
The capacity to be offered during the annual yearly capacity auction shall be equal to:
- A – B C + D + E – F
- Where:
A
  - is the transmission system operator's technical capacity for each of the standard capacity products;
B
  - for annual yearly auctions offering capacity for the next 5 years, is the amount of technical capacity (A) set aside in accordance with Article 8(7); for annual yearly auctions for capacity beyond the first 5 years, is the amount of technical capacity (A) set aside in accordance with Article 8(7);
C
  - is the previously sold technical capacity, adjusted by the capacity which is re-offered in accordance with applicable congestion management procedures;
D
  - is additional capacity, for such year, if any.
E
  - is the incremental capacity for such year included in a respective offer level, if any;
F
  - is the amount of incremental capacity (E), if any, set aside in accordance with Article 8(8) and (9).
7
The capacity to be offered may be either bundled capacity or unbundled capacity in accordance with Article 19. This also applies to all other auctions as set out in Articles 12 to 15.
8
At least 1 month before the auction starts, transmission system operators shall notify network users about the amount of firm capacity to be offered for each year for the upcoming annual yearly capacity auction.
9
The bidding rounds of each auction shall take place between 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on all relevant gas days. Bidding rounds shall be opened and closed within each gas day, as specified in Article 17(2).
10
The allocation results of the auction shall be made available, as soon as reasonably possible, and no later than the next business day after the closing of the bidding round, simultaneously to individual network users participating in the respective auction.
In case of incremental capacity, the binding commitments of network users for contracting capacity, including whether the conditions for a repeated auction pursuant to Article 29(3) are met, shall be made available no later than the next business day after the closing of the bidding round, simultaneously to individual network users participating in the respective auction. The results of the economic tests shall be made available no later than 2 business days after the closing of the bidding round, simultaneously to individual network users participating in the respective auction.
11
Aggregated information on auction results shall be published to the market.
Words in Art. 11(9) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Gas (Security of Supply and Network Codes) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/531), reg. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 9; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)